June 15, 2015, 9:05AM

the 90-bed community hospital is filling more beds as it begins to attract specialists that can address a broadening array of patient needs. And for the first time in over a decade, Baystate Franklin's net earnings are in the positive, growth that is expected to be bolstered by the modernization and expansion of its surgery center. Full story »

March 25, 2014, 12:20PM

February 11, 2014, 5:01PM

The contract was settled last week after more than two years of negotiations ended in a stalemate broken only be the intercession of local lawmakers State Sen. Stanley Rosenberg, D-Amherst and State Rep. Stephen Kulik, D-Worthington. Full story »

January 21, 2014, 5:01PM

The Baystate Franklin move imposes what Baystate Franklin Medical Center President Charles D. Gijanto called management's "last, best offer". It's a set of terms that would give nurses raises for cost-of-living and ad a longevity step bringing the average hourly wage to $40.36 or $84,000 a year to a maximum of $99,000 a year not counting overtime. Full story »

January 21, 2014, 2:48PM

The following press release was issued by Baystate Health in an attempt to prevent the spread of flu cases. It applies to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Baystate Mary Lane Hospital in Ware, Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield, and outpatient settings throughout the Baystate system. Our community is seeing a high incidence of influenza infection. In order to... Full story »

January 21, 2014, 12:30PM

Baystate's action will likely result in another complaint of unfair labor practices to the National Labor Relations Board, said Massachusetts Nurses Association spokesman David Schildmeier. Full story »

January 01, 2014, 4:09PM

Jayvion Joseph Santiago was born shortly after midnight, January 1, 2014 to David Santiago and Samantha Clemons, both 19, of Greenfield, Mass. at the Baystate Franklin Medical Center. These are excerpts of their media interviews as parents of the first baby born at the Baystate Health System hospitals in 2014.

October 23, 2013, 6:44PM

The dispute still centers on overtime rules at the hospital. Baystate wants to figure overtime based on the week. Officials there say the move will save $80,000 from a $180,000 annual overtime bill. Full story »